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NEET levelSingle correct optionDifficulty 1 of 3hx076

$CH X_{3} CH X_{2} MgBr$ reacts with methanal (formaldehyde) and the adduct is hydrolysed with $H X_{3} O X^{+}$ . The product is

Apropan-1-ol
Bpropan-2-ol
Cethanol
Dbutan-1-ol

Answer: A

The ethyl carbanion adds to the carbonyl carbon of

HCHO

to give

CH X_{3} CH X_{2} CH X_{2} - OMgBr

. Hydrolysis gives the primary alcohol with one more carbon, propan-1-ol.

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